PENCIPTAAN KARYA SENI INSTALASI BERBASIS EKSPERIMEN KREATIF DENGAN MEDIUM GEMBRENG

Abstract

This research is a study on an installation work of art based on an experimentation exploring new possibilities of the product of gembreng (zinc) handicrafts in Kabangan market, Laweyan, Surakarta. The product is used as one of the aesthetic elements of the installation art in a ready made shape or a new one which can be developed using a technique craftsmen in Kabangan market have. This research aims at studying to create an installation work of art with zinc as the main medium. This research is designed as an explorative developing research. Therefore, it tends to be experimentative to find possible innovation in shape, technique, medium, and material exploration. The data were collected through in-depth interview and an observation in the zinc industrial centre in Kabangan market, Laweyan, Surakarta. The subjects of this research were the craftmen of zinc to find out the technique they usually used and the technical achievement which could be explored to create an installation work of art. The object observed in this research was the product produced and the technique used to create the handicraft in Kabangan market. It is important to do this to find out various possibilities of developing shapes as an aesthetic element of an installation work of art.To enhance the validity and quality of the work of art in this research, “trial and see” or the controlled trying out by an adaptive strategy is used. The data were analyzed using SWOT analysis and the result of the analysis was used as the principle to make an installation work of art. The idea of shape in this installation work of art is based on Garuda and Jatayu, a kind of birds thought to be sacred in Javanese myth. The stages in creating this work of fine art are as follows: exploration, improvisation, and shaping. The result of this research is an installation work of art of which the main material is zinc and its shape, colour and ornament originate in Javanese culture. Keywords: Javanese myth, handicraft made of zinc, installation work of art.